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Researching octopus brains (contains a list of researchers I can find)

Vampyroteuthis

Well, folks, I have decided I'd like to make cephalopods a focus of my research in neurobiology and neurogenetics.

The Internet being the giant collection of info that it is, I'm having a horrifically hard time sussing out the names of people who do research on cephalopods, particularly people who study their behavior and their brain. I've found some folks:

Colossal Squid

Very cool, are you going to start you own research or are you looking to hook up with someone that is already doing something in your area of interest?

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~Dave~"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."-Albert Einstein
"Life is tough, It's even tougher if your stupid" -John Wayne
“I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.” -Winston Churchilll

Vampyroteuthis

hmm, I don't know where you are, but if you are tied to a particular country maybe you can narrow your list by location. Let me add some 'last known locations' for who I know on this list, and maybe others can help too..

Vampyroteuthis

hmm, I don't know where you are, but if you are tied to a particular country maybe you can narrow your list by location. Let me add some 'last known locations' for who I know on this list, and maybe others can help too..

Dr. Shigeno is studying the brain and evolution, and has published papers on Idiosepius nervous systems/behavior. Roy and I tend to focus on behavior in the wild- no brain work so far, but it's always possible we'll start using it in the future.

I have never quite understood how the 'starting your own line of research as anything less experienced than a professor' thing worked. No, seriously - how do people set it in motion if their professor is doing a completely different line of research, because this expands my options as to where to apply to grad school.

Haliphron Atlanticus

You find a professor that is interested in the ideas you run past them, who has sources of financial support and who is doing research that can be translated to the organism you want to work with. A lot of universities have a senior year project as part of the degree requirement, at the University of Maine it is called a capstone project. These projects are planned as short term, easily realizable experiments and are often the first step of a research path. Does the degree program you are is have a similar project as part of it? Are you working in any labs on your campus?

Larval Mass

I was just at the Society for Neuroscience convention and met Frank Grasso from Brooklyn College. He seems to be a big supporter of undergraduate research in addition to being an octopus researcher. Perhaps you could try contacting him.